Leicestershire county page

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Leicestershire Towns & Parishes

Nearby places

Groby

Census

• The 1851 Census for Leicestershire has been indexed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. The whole index is available on microfiche.
  
  

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Church History.

• There is a United Reformed Church in Grooby.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Market Bosworth Registration District from 1896 to 1974.
  
  

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Description and Travel

This village and parish lie just 5 miles northwest of the city of Leicester. The parish covers about 2,074 acres.

The southern side of the village is dominated by new housing estates, but the old village centre still retains some character. The church dates from 1840 and stands on the site of Groby Castle. No remains are left of the castle, other than a slight rise in ground to the East of the main church building. If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the M1 Motorway to the A50 trunk road north of Leicester. The village is on the A50.
  
  
• The village has its own website with local news and events.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SP 7489.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The name Groby is from the Old Scandanavian grub+by, meaning "pit or mine hamlet".
  A. D. Mills, "A Dictionary of English Place-Names," Oxford University Press, 1991.
  
  
• The name is pronounced "GROO-bi".
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish council meets at Village Hall on Leicester Road.
  
  
• The parish coucil has a website at: Groby Council. There is no family history information at the site.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Market Bosworth Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

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This parish page was developed by Louis R. Mills.

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[Last updated: 5-March-2008 - Louis R. Mills]